haploidisation

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noun

The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.

“Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis.”

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Meanings

nounhaploidisation (usually uncountable, plural haploidisations)

plural haploidisations · alternative haploidization

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.

    Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis.

Origin

From haploid + -isation.

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APA

haploidisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haploidisation

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“haploidisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haploidisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haploidisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haploidisation.

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